Metro Vancouver introduced Metro Vancouver Regional District Non-Road Diesel Engine Emission Regulation Bylaw No. 1161 in 2012 to manage older, higher polluting non-road diesel engines as one of the prioritized initiatives in an overall program to improve air quality in the region.

Fine particles produced by the combustion of diesel are the primary air quality threat to human health in Metro Vancouver, and they also contribute to climate change and reduced visibility. Fine particles from diesel combustion have been associated with both short and long-term health effects, from aggravated asthma to heart and respiratory diseases.

Online Meeting

Thank you to everyone who joined the online meeting on October 24, 2018 about the amendments to Bylaw 1161.

You can listen to the recording of the online meeting
here and can view the presentation slides
here.

Changes to the Non-Road Diesel Engine Emission Regulation

Metro Vancouver updated the regulation taking into account feedback received between November 2016 and February 2017.

Changes to the Low-Use Category on January 1, 2019

New quarterly requirements for reporting engine hours

Submit reports using the online registration system

within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter, or

when the engine has been used for a cumulative total of 200 hours

Reporting deadlines four times per year: April 15, July 15, October 15, January 15

Engines must have a non-resettable hour meter to qualify for low-use registration

Other Approved Changes applicable to all registrants

New definitions, including smoke opacity

Date of prohibition for unregistered Tier 1 engines moved to
January 31, 2020